The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

MOSEY MARKE T AND COMMZRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: Preparations to pay the railway dividends now becoming due have taken a large supply of capital off the discount market, and there is a little more stringency in consequence. The demand for accommodation has not been extensive, but the few Moro enquries experienced to-day have enabled the discounters to charge 71 per cent. for the negotiation of the three months' bills. The arrivals of specie anncunced to-day comprise £6,134 by the Africa ; £5,412 by the Bremen (both from America); and £1,471,200 by the Sharman, from the West Indies. Thera were no bul;ion operations of importance at the Bank on Saturday. The failure was announced on Saturday of Messrs. Darn and Co. of Mincing-lane, with liabilities amounting to £60,000. The general progress of business in the mann facturing districts last week was satisfactory. At Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield the operations in both autumn and winter goods were to an average extent, and prices continued to be well sup ported. At Manchester there has been little change of importance in the operations for both home use and for export, while the hosiery and lace depart ments of Licester and Nottingham have continued without change. In the hardware districts of Bir mingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, a more cheerful tone has prevailed. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, acc'rding to Mr. Reuter's elogram, the French 3 per Cents. were 661 . , 35e. Firm. The English Stock Market to-day has presented a very dull appearance. Business is almost at a standstill, and the few members of the Stock Exchange who put in an appearance find but little chance of making bargains when the place is almost deserted. Consols for money are 89 k, and for the account 891 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 a ; and India 5 per Cents., 103 i 104. The Foreign Market presents a very dull appear ance, and prices are rather firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 1; do. Consolides, 50 4 ; Mexican, 284 29 ; do. New, 261- Greek, 231- 24 ; Spanish Passive, 301 31; do. Certificates, 131 ; and the Confederate Loan, 77k 74. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very limited, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Caledonian, North Western, and Metropolitan have receded about ss. while Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very dull at former values. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are neglected, and the few bargains entered into have led to no change as regards prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols • B 9i 9 Do Account, Aug.B 3 per Cent. Reduced BBR 1 New 3 per Cent Now 2 k per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 - Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 5I per Ct. Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — no Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 »0 Account.... Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 41 pei Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1865 Do Bonds k 1,000 Do under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Brazilian 5 per Cenr. Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 B5/ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent lhilian 6 per Cent. Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisonal Land Warrant Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ............ . Do 4 per Cent, 1863 Egyptian 7 per Cent 'Do, Second ISsue - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons 23h Do Account ............ Do Coupons ........................ Do Account... .............. ) ..... Guatemala 5 per Cent. ........ ........ Do 1839 and 1859 .................. -- Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 1864 .. .............. 26 Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ........ —die Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French........ die Ditto Scrip, £23 paid .... ............ Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... New Granada Do 2 per Cent. — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) -- Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — P- inn 41 per Cent - - - - eruvi _ Do 3 per Cent. (Cribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Acc0unt..................... Do 3 per Cent., 1 856 , 7, ' 9 , ' 6O 62 )" 3 . • Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .............. Do 1860 Do 3 Der Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 ...... Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £4O paid Sar,linian 5 per Cent .... Do Account — B?anish 3 per Cent Do Account .. — Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —l Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Do Scrip, £6O paid — pm Tarkish 6 per Cent. 1854 --- 150 Acco . unt Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account _ Do £lOO Bonds 76 Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account •• -- Do £lOO Bonds 7O i Do 1863 ' Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Vonezuela 3 per Cent. r6Do Acc0unt........ .. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account .......... :Do Scrip £45 paid loi 10 dis Dividends on the above payable in Long= Austrian, 5 pe r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Do Account...... Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f _ Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do Account .......... Frenea Rentes, 2 per Cent. . Ferurian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pieiniontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — THREE O'CLOCK Console Money Do Acmint•—• r. ................ ---- Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Mt irkets remained unchanged• Sales probably 5,000 bales. L THE LATE DR. MARSII.—We have to record, with much regret, the death of the venerable Dr Mardi., rector of Boddington, Surrey. Ho entered his 90th year on the 20th of July last in f ull possession of his mental powers, which were of no common order, and of that bril liant cht-ertnlness of disposition and beauty of character which diating-nished him in daily life from his cradle to his deathbed. He was almost the last of that company of earnest men who in the close of the last century and in the c/mrirzr.coment of the present, when the clergy of the Church of England were, for the most part, more occupied with the pleasures of the field than with the cure of souls, were the means of renewing its lif e a n d ener gy. During the GG years which have elapsed since his ordination Dr Marsh performed the duties of his sacred calling with a zeal, devotedness, and love, which won for him the reverent affection of all who knew him. On the last day of his life he closed his ministry with the following testimony, written with trembling hand, when no longer able to speak :--- " Tell the clergy to preach Christ, to live Christ, to serve Christ, and they will joy and praise in eternity," SHARE MARKETS—This day. : ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. i I Closing l' Business hare Railways. I Paid.. 1 I 1 Price. : dens. 13.1.4. Bir., Wol„ and Str. Val. all at .11ythe and Tyne. 10 ilomt„Sleaf„andMid.Co all et Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian lOO 1245 1251 1251 , 50 2ork and Bandon a'.l 20 Cornwall all 6 7 10 90 A. ft gets no diN all 10 ~.)o. B tlll6pe.pan.has all been paid to P. 50 Dublin •hr. Belfast Junc. all 32 34 25 Dun.,Perth,&,Al). June. all 16 17 al, Edinhurgh & (lasgow. 100 8) 01 St ilastf.. and S. Westcrn.' 130 112 111 st 'lreatEasterit, Ord. ath 100 451 975 47 6a at Ditto A stock - 5t Ditto EastAnglian st 100 7 75 at .3reatNorthot Scotland 100 tit , :i rent tiorthern .. lOO 13 ! 131 st Do A stock lOO 146 MS 116 st Do Bdo at 'it. S. an IW. of Irelant 100 90 02 st dreat Western at Do Str Val gin.. sto7l, 100 at Gancashite & Yorkshire 100 11t35 1161 1151 at London and Btackwal) 100 05 67 66 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 109 10 .?, iO3 1021 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 42 491 st Lon, & Nori - h Western 100 116 1161 1165 16 a st Lon. & Sw.th Western 100 98 99 97/ 81 et Ilan., Shef., hr. Lincoln. 100 6i (6 651 50 Marypert and Carlisle. all 124 Do* shares all at Metropolitan all 1121 1131 113 121 113 at Midland Do NeW at Do Birming. & Derby 100 106 108 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mld Kent .... all 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 255 'c6l at Nth. Eastern—.Berwick 100 1055 1061 1051 25 Do, G.N.E. purchaa, 6.13.4 —0 1 at Do Lecda lOO 64 65 641 at Do York st I Do Carll.9le lOO at North London 10 I Do New .'4..16.4.N0rth Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all I 101 11 at Soottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo. all at Shropshire Union st South Devon....— lOO 35 17 st South Eastern st South Wales st IS. York. and River Dun 100 101 103 20 staines,Wok„andWok all 7 8 74 1 25 Stockton & Darlington all 28 37 25 Do l9 105 115 1. 25 Do New, 186 G 1 t 8 9 i. at Taff Vale lOO 165 170 10 Do B 8 6 7 ; 10 Do C 8 3 t p 60 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 D Vale O st of heath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall i 100 at W. Hartlepool Ilar.&lC 109 st West Midland—Oxfordi 100 at Do Newport' 100 st Do Ilorelorci 100 -- -- !Mare 100 Sk 1 20 20i 10 100 1 100 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. gteok stook Railway -0 stook 201 20 100 100 stook stook stock stock A thutio & St Lawrence i3om.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. s , per.oent ..... Do. N6c , • . .. Do. E. Boflak) and Laae Huron Do. Preference ...... Bufbilo,Brant,&Godrich 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1672 Do. do. July 1, 1871 Do. do. June 1,187 i Clcutta.tS.Eastn. (Lim Cape Town U Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred. Do. 3d ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Git.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1852 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. ot Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 8 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras.. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4 p. o. Extension Dc. ti d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Ifelb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. llelb. it Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. alortg. Bds. Newßruuswick er, Candy . _ (,11ise A. and B. S. po Ist pt bas Soincle Do. Delhi Do. do • c4O : f. Do. PunJaub Do. Do. Do. indua.St. Flo.) Mock stock COLONIAL GOVER: uaraiov. C p.c.Ja. &July 1877-84 Do. a p. c. Feb. ez Aug. Do. 6 p. o.sfar.& Sept. Do. p. 0. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape (;.Hope, S p 0,1873 Do.Ap .t Oct. 1880 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1391.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c , 61atirltius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cent_ N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a..lsJuly Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3.,1831 Du. 5 p. c.,1871 to I:',7C Do. do.,;888 &upwds New Zealand 5 p cent. ;NoTa Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 !Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c 16. Aus G6p.e.1.678.& up Vle.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July ID°. So 6 p.c. Au.&Oot.. Fa! . 1 all 100 Closing Price. 58 60 101 LO2 dis p 3 51 71 81 75 80 75 80 75 80 97 93 04 95 102 104 101 102 19 201 191 20} 19 2.1 71 73 CO 33 65 67 55 57 4S 43 65 27 29 26 28 102 103 par IJ' all 100 (100 100 1 all 100 Business done 99 101 94 10 10/ 10 . 1 , : i 84 01 82 81 d In 99i 1001 93 95 89 01 SSI 1011 1011 1 26 102! 3 100} 100 100 100 100 100 102} 1)2 109 i 13RITIS: I .:ambrian Consol. Gold -Baird Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ) lEast Bassett (Iliog - an) Mast Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... Mast Carn Brea... E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.;' Gam.&St.Autiyn(Given ,Great South Tolg - us IG. Wheal Vor (lleiston (Grenville rl emd's-Foot ...... • • El ingaton Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Ony Lelact Marko Valley.. M yndy Iron Ore (Lim ' New Seton North Downs N. Wh'i Basset ( Mogan, .liort - ,11 Wheal Crotty Par Consols (nt. Blaze Providence (Uny Leint.; South Caradon(St.Cleer, IS. Carn Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan; Stray Park ' Tamar Silv.a Lead Min fin Crott West Basset (Iliogan) iii Ci radon (Liskeardil West Seton •••••• IW - heal Basset (Moon Wheal Buller( Etedruth) W heal Kitty (U.Lclant) Wheal Ludcott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) W'heal .Teton Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) Wheal Union 58 CO a s 83 81 1001 lull 994 1004 id par 9J4 1001 95 97 T SECURITIES. PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pret) 103/ North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 10} North Eastern, Stockton and Darling - ton, B 6 per cent., 321 Ditto, 6 p r cent., C, 32 PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pf., 1004 Ditto, new 5 per cent. pf, 7 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Central Argentine, 2/ Dutch Rhenish, 181 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 36 San Fauto trua. 7 per cent., 10 Ditto, (all), 18} FOREIGN MINES. Yudanarrautana of S. Australia, Um., 21 BANKS. Agra and Misterman's (lim.), 140 Alliance (11mA 61 t Ditto, new, s'i Anglo Austrian, 7f Australasia, 731 Ditto, new, 651 Bank of British Columbia, 101 1 Bank of Egypt, 271 Bank of ()tag°, Rm., 41 Bank of Wales, lira., lh British and Californian, Urn., 4/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 37 8 Consolidated Bank, Bin., 101 1 European Bank, lim. 131 Hindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), 331 Ditto, new, 201 Imperial Bank (lira.). 35 4 t Imperial Bank of china, India, • and Japan, lim., 6 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and County, 74 31 London Joint Stock, 47 London and South African, 231 Merchant Bank, lim., 274 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 25 Midland Bank (lim.), 201 New South Wales, 45 t Oriental Blum Corporation. 581 8 Scinde, I'unjaub, and Delhi, lim., 121 South Eastern, Um. ' 5 j 9 Union of Australia, 52} Union of Ireland, lira., 20 Union of London, 5.11 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-11Texican Mint, i 54 Berlin Water Works, lira., 8.1 City Offices, lira., Contract corporation, lim., 3 Credit Mobili,r, 111 Discount Corporation, 19 ELryptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 31 1 Financial Corporation, 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 0 7, a s Hudson's Bay. 161 A,. Humber Iron Woks, 31 f g Impart:J. Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 8 11 International Financial society, lim., 9 Internati o nal Land Credit, Urn., 51 ,Toint Stock Discount, Bin., of London Financial Association, lira., 211 London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 24 National Pi! , cottitt Company, liut., Oriental Financial, lint., 3, 41 Teleg - rat h construe. and MainteuanCe, Ern., 4 Peninsula and Oriental ~,quana, 801 MINES. 10 0.7 96 09 96 99 98 102 84 86 84 86 1104 106 107 109 109 111 107 101 110 112 103 105 104 107 97 100 97 09 96 98 96 98 09 102 101 104 103 107 109 110 S i O 1 32 580 590 67 69 27 28 7i 71 5 5i 5 7 2 2 27 29 6/ 71 88 40 3 41 75 80 lt 2 24 3 3) 19.18.91 30.17.ei 7 9 41 5 It C. 41 42 480 500 424 474 28 30 181 191 81 94 94 70i 220 230 92 25 13 20 li 2 14 16 215 220 19 21 li 2 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY WEINING, AUGUST 29, MI. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. A fair business Nato; transacted in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday, and, in some instances, a slight improvement took place in the quotations. All descriptions of spring corn ruled firm, at fully late rates. The flour trade was steady, on former terms. On the Continent, the corn trade generally is steady, at full prices. At New York, however, owing to the limited inquiry for export, the quotations have further declined. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were but moderato. The imports from abroad amounted to 9,826 quarters of wheat, 4,401 barley, 66,707 oats, 3,330 rye, 861 beans, 608 peas, 37 tares, 3,021 linseed, 4,816 oilcakes, 7,705 maze, 282 sacks and 4,351 barrels of flour. For the time of the year, the arrivals of English wheat fresh up to market to-day were but very moderate. Nearly the whole of the produce, hotcevor, came to hand in excel lent condition. There was about an average number of buyers in attendance, yet the trade both for Kent and Essex produce ruled inactive. Factors not being disposed to acc:pt less money, the bulk of the supply had, at the close of business been disposed of at the rates current on Monday last. The market was well supplied with most descriptions of foreign wheat. Generally speaking, the trade was quiet. The amount of business transacted was very moderate; nevertheless, prices ruled firm, and they were without quo table change from Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, at late rates. The supply of English barley on sale was small, and the market was but moderately supplied with foreign produce. For all descriptions the trade ruled slow, at last Mon day's currency. The malt trade was rather quiet, at previous quotations. With oats the market was extensively supplied. Both for English and foreign qualities there was a good de mand, and the recent advance in prices was fully supported. New Irish oats were exhibited for sale. Beans, the supply of which on sale was small, changed hands at fully late rates. For peas the trade was steady, at full quotations. With English produce the market was scantily supplied. In flour about an average business was transacted, at last Monday's currency. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 44s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 s3s 493 Ditto, 1861 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 .. Rye— 22s 27s Barley—Grinding 22s 25s Malting, new 32s 373 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os €6s Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh ' ., Feeding lB3 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 238 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 193 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. . 338 36s Maple White 3os 405 Boilers 305 40s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 303 Stockton and Norfolk.. ` ,63 28s American, per barrel 193 25s have been disposed of, and, at already announced, the sales will be brought to a close in the 31st inst. In the private contract market English wool has changed hands to a moderate extent, and priceslave ruled tolerably firm The import last week was 708 Ales from Philip, 4,500 Sydney, and 1,073 Algoa Bay. Current prices of Englah wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces —South Down hoggets. ...... 2 1 2 2 Halt-bred do . , ...... 2 4 2 5 Kent fleeces „ 2 2 2 4 Noath Down ewes andffethers 2 2 2 4 Leicester do, Sorts—Clothing Combing POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day. BOW-STREET.' TIIE ALLEGED TAMPERING WItH THE SOLDIERS AT WooLwicit.—A middle-aged, well-dressed man, who gave the name of Miles Ellison, said he was a " commercial traveller," and declined to give any:address, was brought before Mr Flower, charged with stealing a shawl, the pro perty of Elizabeth Squire. Inspector Brennan informed his worship that the pri soner was charged on a former day with the present offence and admitted to bail, the case being remanded. He was not forthcoming on the next examination, and on in quiry being made it was found that he had been taken into custody at Woolwich for attempting to incite English sol diers to desert the '4ueen's service and enlist in the Fede ral army. The second charge was investigated, but the evidence being incomplete he was discharged. lie was then again apprehended on the present charge. Elizabeth Squire said she lived at No. 5, Ncw-inn-pas rage, Clam market, and was a laundress. The prisoner took lodgings in her house about three weeks ago. On the 17th he came home with a piece of bacon in his hand and asked her to lend him some money. She refused to do so. She then went out for a few minutes and when she returned she found the prisoner still sitting in the room, hut ho left, and she heard him enter the house in the middle of the night with the latch key. In the morning she m;ssed her shawl, worth £l, and accused the prisoner with stealing it. He appeared to be very indignant, but witness called in a constable and gave him into custody. At the police station he said he would make her smart for placing him under lock and key, and threatened to bring an action for false imprisonment. The prisoner was re manded. The shawl now produced by the pawnbroker's assistant was her property. Prisoner—Was I not intoxicated on the 17th ? Witness—You were apparently very drunk, and that was the reason I was anxious to get you out of my house, but you wouldn't go. Prisoner—Did I go on in a wild and extraordinary man ner? Did I seem strange? Witness—Yes ; you went on barking like a dog, and making strange noises like a cat. Albert Redding, assistant to Mr (latch, a pawnbroker, of Stanhope-street, said the prisoner pledged the shawl pro - duced on the_lBth for 53, lie gave the name of John Atkinson. Mr Flower—Was there anything peculiar in his manner then ? Witness—Nothing whatever. Police-constable F 75, apprehended the prisoner. A Wociwich constable stated the circumstances of the charge preferred against the prisoner at that place. The prisoner was seen about Woolwich treating soldiers, and eventually he was discovered sleeping within the barracks, and on inquiry it was ascertained that he done so for three nights. He was then taken into custody and accused of trying to induce some of the men to join the Federals. In quiry had been made about the prisoner, and it was found he had been in very respectable employment as a commer cial traveller. The magistrate asked the prisoner what he ba l to say in answer to the charge. Prisoner—l have nothing to say, except that I shall re serve my defence. The magistrate then fully committed the prisoner for SEEDS. The amount of business 1.1,,55il in seeds is very mode• rate. The changes in prices Iron last week are unimpor tant. For cakes there is a good de n and, at fully late rates. turnip,White,p.bus.2Cs to 22s1Caruway 22s 26s Swede .. — 8 —8 [ Cortuder 125 16s Mustard, Brown .. lOs 13s i lleubseed, per qr --s 6es White, Tares, Spring.... is Od 4s 6d (rushiug ()Viper quarter - t 5 —s laltiC —9 —s Chnary, per quarter 52s 62s (dessa —s —s stye grass, new..... 22s 24s Lins,ed Cake, p toil —s —s Clover, Red Eng., et. --s —E Ell:;liS11 £lo OS.CII los White -8 I , Cre2n ...... .iii lOs .E.ll Os Foreign Red.— —s —s i RapeCakeg,ptunXtlOs £5 'Us White. —s —s Ititp(teed, uew,pr qr 64s 68s trefoil new. —s —s The tallow trade is much firmer 'o-day, and prices, corn. pared with Monday last, show an idvance of 91 per cwt. The quotation tor P.Y.C. is 42s 11 per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow, 41s 3d nett cash, B o ugh fat has advanced to 2s lid per Sibs. TALLOW 1850. 1863. 1861 1862. 39.853 45,897 35 . 335 41,622 5280 a to 47x62 10183.01 to 42 " 1 " d —8 Oct 48g 3d 453 3 d 2.077 5,301 1 , 358 1,144 23,762 28,737 18' 570 12,210 2,773 2,248 113 1,132 30,221 17,871 15,9u1 16,129 543 3d 193 3d 50 3 Od tl3B METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was somewhat heavily supplied with foreign stock, and the beasts and sheep came to hand in somewhat improved condition. The demand, however, was inactive, at about stationary prices. The arrivals of beasts fresh up to this morning's market were moderately good. Amongst them were some remarkably good Herefords, shorthorns, &c., but the general quality of the supply was by no means first-rate, Selected breeds moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. The best Scots realised 5s per Sibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton• shire, we received 2,800 shorthorns, &c. ; from other parts of England, 1,000 various breeds; from Scotland, 25 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers, The supply of English sheep was very moderate, and the quality of most breeds was but middling. Downs, half breds, runts, &c., sold readily, at full currencies. All inferior sheep met a dull inquiry at last week's prices. The top figure was 58'4d, but in some instances very prime Downs realised 5s Gd per Ms. The lamb seam is now nearly closed. The few lambs on sale found buyers at from 5s 4d to Gs 4d per 81bs. Calves—the supply of which was moderate—moved off slowly, at late rates, viz., from 4s to 5s per Sibs. - Prime small pigs advanced 2d per 81bs, but large hogs were dull, %t late rates. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 irrimeers-wool do s. d. a. (1. .4 10 5 0 ~5 2 5 4 40 4 8 4 10 5 0 4 1 4 g Second quality do. 3 S 4 4 IPme. S'thdown do Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Large crse. calves Prime Scots, &e. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do Urse. inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 Large hogs ueond quality (40. 4 4 4 S 61:Ilan poi - m.ls Lambs....ss 4d to 6s 41. Suckling calves, 17s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — , Sheep and lambs .... 10,470 Sheep and lambs.... 29,270 ' Calves ............ • • 99 Calves Pigs 460 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 15,361 head. In the corresponding week in 1863,we received 16,797—in 1862,11,579—in 1861, 10,988 —in 1860, 13,707—in 1859, 12,659—in 1858, 10,673. IMPORTS INTO LONDON lASI WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs. Amsterdam.. • • .. 100 • • -- • • .. -- Antwerp. — .. .. ".• 42 .. 21 Boulogne — Bremen .. 410 .. 176 .. Calais Dordt.. Dunkirk — 04 00 •• Oil 32 Hamburg Harlingen Medemblik Nieu Diep Ostend 47 .. 65 .. 20 .. 25 Rotterdam Tonning ll2B ~ 1276 .. 307 .. 1 Total 2719 .. 9,515 .. 660 .. 669 ..1798 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. P igs. 1863 2628 .. 11,710 .. 577 .. 1124 .. 748 1862 .. 1435 8,144 .. 476 .. 531 .. 993 1861 lBl9 .. 7,248 .. 481 .. 691 .. 819 1850 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 31, 1863, and this day Monday, Aug. 29, 1864, Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Aug. 31, 1863. 3 4 to 3 8 Aug. 29, 1864. 3 4t03 6 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT MESSRS, NIBOLLS' BY AN ASSISTANT.— Robert Minkes, an assistant to Messrs Nicolls, tailors, Regent-street, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with rob bing his employers. Sergeant Cole, C division, said thata little before 8 o'clock on Saturday evening he saw the prisoner carrying a brown paper parcel in Wardour-street, and suspecting something wrong, followed the prisoner into Messrs. Harrisons', the pawnbrokers, and asked him what he had got. The pri soner replied, " Why, cloth." He then told the prisoner that ho was a constable, and asked him where he got the cloth from. and he said from Battersea, handing him a card with "Mr Minkes, Culvert-terrace, Culvort-road, Batter sea," on it, and said he was a tailor carrying on business on his own account, and that he supposed he (the sergeant) would be satisfied if he went with him and found that to be the case. He told the prisoner ho should not be' satis fied, and would take him to the station, and the prisoner said that what he had told him was true. At the station the prisoner was asked by the inspec tor his name and address, and he gave the same name and address as on the card. He said he had bought the cloth of a Mr Bennett, King's-road, Chelsea, six months ago, but afterwards said he would tell the truth, and that it was not his, and he did not come by it honestly, and he had stolen it. The prisoner also said, pulling some more cloth from under his waistcoat, " Here, you may as well take this," and that he was employed at Messrs Nicolls', in Regent. street, Mr Barker, employed at Messrs 11, J. and D. Nicoll, clothiers, Regent-street, said the prisoner was employed as an assistant by the firm. The articles produced were the property of the firm, some of the material being especially manufactured fur them, The value or the whcle of the property was about £lO. The prisoner had Ineu employed by Messrs Nicolls about three years, The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. THE SISTERS OF PROGRESS.-111/3 Jones, a member of the Star of the Esst Sisters of Progress Total Abstinence Society, Tent No. 2, made another application this morning to Mr Partridge against Mary Ann Condon, the secretary of the society, who had been ordered to reinstate Mrs Jones or to pay her 30s and 2s costs. The case is a very hard one. Mrs Jones has been at the court in all four times, and neglected her work and her family in her efforts to obtain justice. The very obstinate secretary, who was impertinent to Mr Paget, the magis trate, when the case was heard, is determined to give as much trouble as possible. She will not reinstate the ex cluded member or pay the money, but is determined to " do the seven days" imprisonment ordered by the magis trate in default of payment. Last Wednesday, when Mrs Jones applied to Mr Paget to enforce his order against the contumacious secretary. she was informed that a minute of the order must be served on Mrs Condon before anything else could be done. Mrs Jones now stated that Mrs Con don had received the money from the treasurer, and the trustees of the society were anxious that the judgment of the magistrate should be obeyed, and that 32s should be paid. Mrs Condon, however, still continued obstinate, and retained the money, continuing firm in hen deter mination to "do the seven days" in prison. Mrs Jones said, in the employment of a,tolicitor to enforce her rights sad the loss of time, she had sustained much expense and inconvenience. Mr Livingston (the chief usher) said every possible at tention had been given to the case consistent with the pres sure of business in the Court. The order had been frauted, and only required the magistrate's signature, which would be appended to it on the next day Mr Paget presided. He had informed the applicant she had no occasion to attend the Court again until a minute of the order was served on the defendant. Mrs Jones was satisfied with this explanation and re tired. Mrs Weaver, a very respectable woman, and a " Sister of Progress," has been unjustly excluded, and said she in ,ended to take out a summons. WESTIONSTER. CAUTION TO FURNISHED LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS —Charles Hubbard and Jesssie Scott were placed at the bar, charged with the following impudent robbery of a furnished lodging: — James Richards, of 2, Brewer-street, Pimlico, said that he was a gentleman's servant. He let the house out as above furnished, and his mother superintended it. On Sa turday, from what was told him, he went to the house and found that the tick of a new bed in apartments jointly occu pied by the prisoner had been cut open and half the feathers stolen. He gave the man, who first came home, in charge, when he said he knew nothing about the feathers or other articles stolen, which were missing. Mrs Richards, the mother of the prosecutor, said that the prisoners were represented to her as man and wife, or they would not have been permitted to stay there, and took the lodgings a month ago. The prisoner was the person who hired them, stating that her husband was a respectable man in full work at the Serpentine, Hyde-park. She left a deposit and offered a reference. Magistrate—Did you have one? Mrs Richards—No, I had not ; it is not worth the trouble of going for them, one is only deceived. People of this sort can buy references, and we find in letting lodgings that they are no use. I told her so, and said that the week's rent in advance was better than the generality of references, and she gave me the money I required. I missed the feathers, a table-cloth, and other articles on Saturday, arid told my son about it. The man was taken on Saturday and the female on Sunday. On Saturday the male prisoner went out with Lundlo, and that circumstance created suspicion, and induced her to examine her apartments. The male prisoner said he knew nothing whatever about the things, and as the place bad nut been let to him, he could not be said to be responsible. The woman admitted that she was not married to the male prisoner, who had behaved very well to her. They were both innocent of stealing the feathers, but she had taken the table cloth and some other things. The prisoners wore remanded for a week. AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK.—The following steamers, with the American and Canadian mails, are due at Liverpool this week: —City of London, Hibernia, and Persia. The City of London with dates iccm New Yolk to the 20th, and the Hibernian, with corresponding dates from Quebec, may be expected—the former off Cape Clear or Queenstown, and the latter off Greencastle, in the course of to-morrow (Tues day). On Friday evening next, or early on Saturday morning, the Cunard steamer Persia, with dates from New York to the may be expected cd Cape Clear or Queens town, Coarse and inferior beasts.... Second quality do 3lO 4 4 3 8 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c 4 3 410 4 10. 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 410 6 0 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 0 5 2 5 2 5 4 Lambs Largo coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts Sheep ami lambs Calves Pigs 320 460; SUPPLIES ,ON SALE, Sept. 1, 1362.—Beasts, 6,680 — sheep and lambs, 2.s,sBo—calves, 195—pigs, 405. SEPT.. 2, 1861.—Beasts, s,37o—sheep, _3o,3o—calves, 280—pigs, 740. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets, For good and prime qualities there is a steady demand, al full prices; otherwise, the trade is quiet, on former terms. Per Slb. bf the carcase. stied edso Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 4 Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 10 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Veal. Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Large pork 3 4 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of home-grown potatoes on sale has decreased ; but the imports of foreign produce—although small—are larger than for some weeks past. For all qualities the trade is firm, and prices have advanced 108 to 20s per ton. The import, last week, amounted to 93 tons from Jersey; 10 tons from Boulogne ; 20 from Dieppe; 150 from Dunkirk; and 5 from Rotterdam. Kent and Essex Itegents....9os to 140 s per ton. Shaws ....70s to 1008 „ ....50s to Ns ~ Foreigu II BOROUGH HOP. On forward plantations picking has commenced, but it is estimated that about a fortnight must elapse before it be comes general. On tne whole, the accounts are favour able, about an average crop being looked forward to. A few parcels of new Kent and Sussex hops have continued on sale—the former realised £7 to £9, and the latter. lOs per cwt. For last year's hops there is a moderate demand, at full prices. Yearling and old hops continue dull. No import took place into London last week. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool have gone off' slowly since our last. Very little wool has, however, been with drawn, but all defective qualities have sold at fully the recent decline in their values, viz,, of from Id to 2d per lb from last series. The supply of good and fine wools from Sydney, Port Philip, and the Cape lies found buyers at full quotations. Up to the present time about 130,000 bales Particulars. Stock this nay.... Price of Y.C. Delivery lastweek. Ditto from June l , Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 43,276 142 s Od to —8 Od 1,459 13,267 1,652 11,522 43s 9d LAW INTELLIGENCE....This Day, COURT OF BANIiRUPTCY. (Before Mr Registra r Hazlett.) IN RE DAWSON. This bankrupt was described all formerly of Malvern, Worcestershire, clerk and schoolmas;er, and now of Albany street, Regent's-park, &a., out of b tsinest.. Mr W. R. Buchanan appeared for the bankrupt, who attributed his bankruptcy to the falure of a person in Malvern, sad legal proceedings having been taken against the bankrupt, he was compelled to thr ow up his situation and come to London. No creditors a tt en d e d, and no assignee was chosen—the debts are &bo l t £250. IN RE WILLIAM lIERRIES CREED. This bankrupt was described as of Et James's-square, clerk in the House of Commons, and this was a meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. The bankrupt attri butes his failure to having become security for a friend, and having no money he was obliged to borrow at very heavy interest. The debts amount to £13,080, principally in heavy sums; and the only security appears to be life policies and an assignment of bankrupt's salary and a power of attorney to Teethe the same; there is a note, but it is not value. Soma proofs were tendered, and the case was proceeding. (Before Mr Commissioner Fane.) His Honour sat and disposed of one case of release of no general interest. The Bishop of Oxford on Inspiration. The following letter from the Bishop of Oxford to the Rev. Mr. Christopher, of S. Aldate's, Oxford, on the subject of the inspiration of the Holy Scrip tures, has been published : _ Aug, 17, 1861. Many thanks for your very kind letter. I had not seen either of the newspaper extracts you send me. But if I had I should not have answered them. It is a hopeless endea vour to set oneself right by answering anything; and if you reply to one you must to all. I therefore leave matters to right themselves. It is quite a different matter replying to you; and I do it with the greatest pleasure. I raid nothing of the sort attributed to me in these ex tracts. Perhaps the subject was too abstruse to be treated so briefly; and this has led to misapprehension. In brief, my belief is this : The whole Bible comes to us as " The Word of God," under the sanction of God the Holy Ghost. We cannot pick and choose amidst its contents. All is God's Word to us. But as I believe that this, which I hold us the only orthodox view, is encompassed with many diffi culties by what is called the theory of " verbal inspiration," I desired to show how, in my julgment, a careful scrutiny of the Bible which revealed the "divers manners" in which the Holy Ghost spake— . I. Sometimes by the mere mechanical use of the human agent who conveyed the message; as when. 1, God wrote words on the first tables; 2, dictated them for the second; or, 3, committed them to prophets simply to repeat; or, 4, or nl,. Favvtiti.Z. 11. Sometimes by possessing the human instrument with a complete knowledge of that he was to speak, and leaving him to express it under the mere suggestions and guardian ship of his own special presence according to the natural use of his human faculties ; I desired, I say, to show how this would greatly lessen these difficulties, and enable men to realise the essential difference between Holy Scripture and any other books, namely, that as all truth from God, other books may be in a sense said to be inspired, because they are true, but Holy Scripture alone can be true because it is inspired. You are quite free to make any use of this you see fit,-- I am ever yours, most truly, S, OxoN. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 29.—Wind at noon, N.W. ) light breeze, and fine. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) GRAVESZNA Monday Mornitg, Arrived, August 28—Haaket, from Malmo—Merle, from Dominica—Alma M., from Sulina—Speculant and Wan derer, from Archangel—Prins Carl, from Sodorham— Artsmatea, from Cardenas—Summer Cloud, from Nantes. Arrived, August 29 —Magdalaine, from Bordeaux — Hero, from Jamaica—Lionne and Furet, from Gravelines— Mondego, from Wydah—Tharnes, from Pugwash—Heels, from Ghent. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Aug. 28—Victory, from Rogow', for Antwerp —New Whim, of Portsmouth, Cyniboline, Guide, of Poole, Hero, of Weymouth—all from the West, for the North. Passed, Aug. 29—Phail Minden, from Taganrog, for Hull—Sphea, from Quebec—Ciglian, from Bilboa—both for London. Anchored—Nova Contra, of Cardiff, for Porto—Hastings for Swansea—both from Lmidon. THE CHOLERA IN TUE LINCOLNSHIRE FENS.— We understand that the dreadful malady, Asiatie cholera, has made ita appearance in tho Lincolnshire Fens and proved fatal in several cases, owing, it is said by the medical men, to the long - continued drought which has caused the drains to become little better than stagnant pools, emitting odours of an extremely unpleasant and unhealthy character. The East Fens in the neighbourhood of Boston, and along by the banks of the Bell Drain, are the places where it has made the greatest d evas t a tion. SHOCKING DEATIL—O a baturday evening last, a man named George Whiting, a plumber in the employ of Messrs. Samuda, iron shipbuilders, of Poplar, who raided at 23, Wee-terrace, Manchester-road, Cubitt's town, expired at Woolwich under the following circum stances :—lt appears that on Friday last the deceased, who was a foreman, had been superintending some wag on board the iron cased ship Prince Albert, btilt by Messrs. Samuda, and now under completion at Woolwich dockyard On leaving the dockyard the deceased became the worse for liquor, and yielded to the advice of his companions to re main at Woolwich rather than proceed home at a late hour. Lodgings were obtained at the Globe Tavern, Church street ; but about one o'clock on Saturday morning a police man on duty saw the deceased either fall or jump f ro m the chamber window to the pavement beneath. He was imme diately removed to the tavern, and attended by Dr, Stuart, who had sustained such injuries to his head that he expired I after lingering about 14 hours. STATISTICS OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCL—The Union Chretienne, which always contains interest ing information about the Russian Church, gi ves us in late number the matter of the report of the Holy Synod for 1861, which, according to custom, was presented to the Emperor. There are 477 convents of men, numberings,643 monks, and 4,879 novices ; and 137 convents of women, numbering 2.931 nuns, and 7 , 669 novices. Ther e are 59,165 consecrated There a buildings 87 bishops, f for 3 7,9sworship, o p andri others are being built. es t 5,12,444 d ea cons, and 63,421 other clerics. With the addition of the ecclesiastics en retraite, the number of secular clergy m''ts to army and navy, ll6i, i1e 52,0 orthodox 3l,6 popul a ti on, om i tt i ng those 50, of those 35,612,978 communicated at Easter. amounts in the In 1861, 9,605 converts to Russo- Catholicism are claimed ; 5,519 Raskelniks, 1,019 Roman Catholics, 40 Armenians, 536 Lutherans, 8 of the, Reformed persuasion, 427 Jews, 579 Mahometans, and 1 ,4 5 7 p agans . —Church Review. DEATH FROM FRIGHT.--The daughter of tradesman living in St. John's, Worcester, died from the fright of seeing the bodies of a man and woman, who had committed suicide, taken out of the Severn. The young lady had been attacked with consumption. She was passing over the bridge at 1113 moment the bodies were being lifted out of the river, Fear so operated on her delizate frame that she died a short time atter the scene. Bisuor COLENSO.—The .Natal 11.:ercury says, Bishop Colenso has declared his intention to return. to Natal after his petition to her Majesty has been replied to, The same paper says that a triondly and Pympathalc note from Garibaldi to Colenso lute been published. trial. 1861 Suspicious Occurrence at Mile=end, On Friday night information was received by Police-Sergeant Bailey,l H, that a crowd of several hundred persons had congregated in the neia•hboura hood of the house No. 21, Albert Cottage:, near the Metropolitan Chambers, Church-streot, Mil emend New Town. Upon proceeding to the spot he was Informed that the parlour-door of the house in ques tion bad been broken open by several persons, in consequence of a suspicion that something wrong had taken place. It was then between 10 and lI o'clock ri t night. Upon the front parlour being en. tered a woman, bet xeen 30 and U years of age s Was discovered kneeling at a couch. Ihr head was buried in her hands. She was dead. Lying at full length on the floor was seen the body of another woman, also dead. A portion of her body Jay in the back parlour. Upon proccedir.g to the adjoining apart ment the persons entering were horrified to discover the partly naked body of a man lying at full len g th on the floor. He wt:e not dead, but he looked at those who entered with an idiotic stare. Dr. Champ. neye, the surgeon to the workhouse, was instantly sent for, and his assistant arrived without delay. Upon making an examination of the bodies of the two women who were discovered in the front par lour, he pronounced life to have been extinct for some hours. He could not, of course, state the pre cise cause of death without a post mortem examina tion. But it was understood to be that gentleman's opinion that the lives of the deceased had been sac rificed by poison. Upon interrogating the man it was found impossible to obtain from him any state- ment as to how the deceased women had lost their lives. It has since been ascertained that the deceased women were sisters, and that one of them w as the wife of the man who was found in the back parlour. The family were considered respectable. The house in which they lived they held under a public company. The name of the married woman is Frances Back ingham, and her age is 41 years. Her sister's name is Mary Gribbin, and her age is stated to be 31 years. The husband of Mrs. Backingham has for several years past been unable to attend to any business in consequence of his having been con sidered insane. Tne coroner's officer has locked up the house. The man being completely imbecile has not been arrested by the police ; but he has been removed from the house to the residence of a relit_ tive, who is stated to hold a good position in the district. A post-mortem examination has been ordered, and until that takes place the nature of their deaths or the poison used cannot be discovered. The following are some additionsi and later par. titulars of the affair : The circumstances of this extraordinary case are still involved in mystery, although the authorities have been untiring in their efforts to discover the motives for the commission of the crime by which it is supposed that the two sisters, Frances Back ingham and Mary Ann Gribbin, lost their lives. When the fact of the finding of the dead bodies of the two women were communicated to the coroner for the district, Mr. John Humphreys, that official I forthwith proceeded to the house, No. 21 , Albert - I Cottages, Deal-street, wherethey lay, and caused a most careful examination of the premises to be mach under his personal supervision. The corpses were still in the strange positions in which they had been originally discovered, and it was noticed that the clothes of Mrs. Backingham were dis arranged and were thrown up above her knees. She was lying between the door and the body of Mrs. Gribbin, which was in a kneeling position at the sofa. The general appearance of the room indicated that a struggle of some sort had taken place. A hatchet lay near the head of Mrs. Backingham, but it had no appearance of having been used as a weapon ; but some dinner knives and an open poc ket knife, which together with a broken lemonade bottle and a broken candlestick lay scattered about on the carpet, seemed obviously to have been used as missiles. It was also observed that the front of Mrs Gribbin's dress was dragged from the neck, apparently by a sudden and vigorous pull. A. minute search was made for letters or other documents which might, throw any light upon the relation of the prrties one to the other, but without success. Several manuscript books were found it draweto and Naon otielr eb, Out they related entircls to business matters, and the most careful examina tion failed to discover any papers or entry having reference to the matter under inquiry. The Coroner immediately ordered that a post mortem examination of both bodies should be made without delay. Accordingly Dr. W. Gayton, of Brick•lane, assisted by Dr Woodman. physician tc the London hospital, were occupied for some hours in the performance yesterday (Sunday), It was found that the deceased had been dead for a much longer time than was at first inferred in consequence of the unusual rigidity of the bodies. It is be lieved that death must have taken place at least 48 hours before the discovery was made. Both bodies were in a somewhat advanced stage of decomposi tion, that of Mrs Gribbin's especially so, the eyes being in progress of decay.l On the head and on the forehead of Mrs Backingham wise found bruises which reached the bone, but there was no fracture of the skull. No other marks of violence were dis coverable on the bodies. The brains of both were healthy, and the heart and other vital organs were also healthy, and that there was no natural cause to account for death in either instance. The heart in each case was sound, but it is right to mention that in that of Mrs Backiegham was found a fibrinous clot, which, it is believed, might, it the absence of poison in her case be afterwards do monstrated, be held to account for her death. In the case of Mrs Gribbin no such way of accounting for death, in view of the absence of poison, was found to exist. Both women appeared to have been, up to the time of death, in good health and in good condi tion. The intestines, &c., in each case, were empty, and the stomach neari; so. The stomach, the spleen, and other portions of the viscera of each of the de ceased have been placed in Kmled jars, and given into the charge of Mr A. G. Cobb, the coroner's uffinr, by whom they will be taivm to Professor Letheby for chemical analysis. Until the result of the scientific anaiy saiion of the viscera of the deceased becomes known, it is pot the intention of the police to arrest any person on Os picion of having administered poison to them. It may be stated, however, that James Backiogham, the lunatic husband of one of the deceased women, is under the surveillance of Mr Cobb, the eoroner'b officer, who has received orders to have him forth coming at the inquest. TRIALS FOR MURDER.—From a return of the num ber of persons in each of the last seven years cam■ mated in the tinted Kingdom for trial on the charge of murder, it appears that in England and Wales, out of 101 persons put on their trial in 1863, 51 were acquitted, of whom 13 escaped on the ground of insanity. Of the 50 who were convicted, 29 were found guilty of murder, 12 of man slaughter, and 9of concealment of birth. Recommenda tions to mercy must have been successful in seven cases, as we find that only 22 suffered the extreme penalty of the law. It is curious to observe how slightly the number of convic tions for murder vary between 1857 and 1863. In the for mer year the number was 20 ; in 1861, 26 ; in 1862, 28; and in 1863, 22. There is a considerable variation however in the number of persons executed. In 1861 12 convictions were followed by no execution of the extreme penalty, and a like result occurred in 1862; but in 1860 only 4 thus escaped. From a return with regard to Scotland, it seems that 257 persons were committed for trial on the charge of murder, during the last seven years, of whom however only 149 were put on trial, 54 were acquitted on various grOunds, and 17 convicted of the capital offence. Only 5 suffered the extreme penalty of the law. In Ireland, during the same period, 384 persons wete tried for murder, of whom 174 were acquitted, and iu 19 cases the plea of insanity was sub stantiated. Out of 30 convictions for murder there were only 15 executions. HEALTH OF SIR JOHN RATCLIFF.—We greatly regret to state that Sir John ltatcliff now lies at his house, the Wyddringtons, so dangerously ill that his life is de spaired of. Sir John has been seriously ill tor the last three weeks from diabetes ; but at first some hope was entertained. On Thursday night, however, the symptoms became ex tremely alarming, and though the patient was a little better yesterday, Dr Evans now holds out little or no hope of his recovery.—Biretinjbzil Daily i'c,r. A SOLDIER DROWNED.— As the steamsh:p Cambria was on her passtl.ge, from Dublin to Holyhead on Saturday morning, a soldier belonging to the 12th regiment, who was on board, fell into the water aed was drowned hough every exertion was made to save him. The man's' name has not been ascertained, He was a fine youi g fellow about, 22 yesis of age. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF•PAST 4 DCLOCK. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 27.—The Flyr rposten an. pounces that the Folksthing has adopte the budget of extraordinary expenses by 73 to 13 , This vote the above-mentioned journal considers to be due to the menace of a dissolution from the ....`Blinister of Finance. THIRD EDITi ON SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'Ci:,OC.E.. TATTERSALL'S—This Eveniug, - Tilt ST. LEGER. 9 to 4 agst General Peel (take sto 2) 9to 4 asst Blair Athol (take sto 2) 9to 1 abet Miner (take 10) 100 to 7 agst Baragah (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ely (taken and offered) 2b to 1 agst Kuight of Snowdon (taken) 2.5 to 1 agst Claremont (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agat Master Richard (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Breeze (taken) THE DERBY. 33 to 1 agst Olmar (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Wizard's dam colt (taken) 10 to 1 agat Breadalbane and Broomielaw coupled ARRIVALS AT EXETER. Rappel, Pelios, Endsleigh, Pearl Diver, Burgess, Todlo bcn, Jersey, Shrapnel], V era C r uz, Swift, Brindini, Belle of the Vale, Syduionton, A rai _ Macassar, and Nebuchad nezzAr. ARRIVALS AT STOCKTON. Skylark, Annolayma, Foxhole s , Early P ur l, D ame Sykes colt, Finesse, Cathedral, Vanessa, Lyra, Naples, Dubiety, Brown Bess, Wild Agnes, Wings of the Wind, Bangle, Garotter, Molly Carew, Vol uptas, Lord Eltham, Edward the Confessor, Chicquot the Jester, Chesterfield, Risk, Dr Rooke, Rondolet!a, Miss Emily, Flirtation, Oppressor, Jupiter, Parafine, Lady Louisa, c atalogue, Changeable, Fair Melrose, Reinfred, Skyrocket, Wiadh4no East Lynn, Stirrup Cup, - Windhound Lars, My ivi to:) , Nothing More, Sweet Jessie, Clown, Honest John, W oad _ bine colt, Bandarilla, St. Magnus, Reveller, Tablia,„ , Bramble, Edlo, Warfinger, Pink, Alice, War . Whoop, lfiet, Major, Miss Armstrong, and Venice. Murder through Jealousy—This Day. Early this morning a murder was committed in Cross street, Hatton-garden, the murderer being a man named Henry Wilkinson, aged 29, a stonemason's labourer, re iding at 9, Cross-street, and the unfortunate victim his wife, Eliza, a woman of prepossessing appearance. Between one and two o'clock this morning a fearful fAs turbance was heard in the apartments occupied by the pri soner, his wife, and another• lodger. On police-conotablo Cock, 116 0, entering the room he found the deceased woman lying on the fluor. She had been attended by Dr. Gibson, who said that death had been caused from the combined effects of kicks and blows in the stomach. There was but little blood about the deceased's person, although there was a good deal about the place. It would appear that yesterday some friends of both parties called to see them, and spent the day with them. In he evening, they all partook of a little drink, but none of them got intoxicated. Shortly before the departure of the last train on the Metropolitan Railway, the deceased and her hus band went to see their friends off. Before they parted one of the men kissed the deceased. This seemed very much to annoy and exasperate the prisoner, who swore and threatened her in a most dreadful manner, and it is stated that whilst standing in the Farringdon-road he struck his wife in rho face. Being fearful that she should be still further ill-us, d and beaten if she stayed there, the unfortunate woman returned home, and telling one of the other lodgers that she was afraid the prisoner would injure her, asked her if she would allow her to sleep with her until morning, when she thought her husband's wrath would be appeased. Her wish was complied with, and both women retired to rest. As before stated, the husband re turned home shortly after one o'clock, and finding that his wife was not in his room he called for her. He then went into the lodger's room, and finding that his wife was in bed swore at her and pulled her out with great violence, He knocked his wife down, and while she was on the ground he i4l.cted a most fearful kick in the stomach, The poor woman said to her husband, "You have now given me my death blow," roiled over, and fell insensible. She never =poke more, and the prisoner, who then appeared very went out and fotchad a eurgo , n, and when he re turned he was taken into custody. Information has been forwarded to Dr Lankester, the coroner for Middlesex, and the inquest will be held to morrow. At the King's-cross police station, when the charge was read over to the ptisoner by Acting Inspector Baldock, I Cat, ho said, " I know she is dead, but it is not from the many blows I have given her now. She has died from those I gave her on Friday." Correspondence between Mr. F. Henry F. Berkeley, M.P., and James Aytotua. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. PALL MALL, 105, Aug. 29, 1864. SlR—Upon the call of Mr. Berkeley, as con tained in his letter—copy of which I now send you—l request you to publish the following cor respondence.—l am, yours, Sze., JAMES AYTOUN. Vic ronu-sQuAnn, S.W., Aug. 27. Sin—Having received last Wednesday a pamphlet, in the shape of a letter, from you to George Wilson, of Man chester, containing the following passage—" It is well known that Mr. Berkeley is personally opposed to the Ballot—that nearly all those who vote with him ere equally opposed to itond that the motion is merely brought forward for the purpcse of humbugging and gullirg a number of stupid constituencies, and preserving the seats of those constituencies to a number of servile supporters of the Government, who would be sorry to see the Ballot established," I beg leave indignantly to deny this false and libellous statement, and call upon you to retract the same with as much publicity as you have given to the accusation.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, F. HENRY E. BERKELEY. James Aytcun, Esq. Reform Club, Aug. 27. Sir,—l have just received your letter of this day. In this letter you accuse me of calumniating you in my pamphlet, " neat Reform and Sham Reform," by declaring my opinion that you are not a sincere advocate et the My reason for coming to this conclusion is given in a previous passage of the pamphlet, which, as you may have overlooked, I shall now quote "At the last general election in 1859, Earl Russell, then Lord John, was opposed as one of the Whig candidates for the city of London. It was expected he would be ruu hard, and therefore every vote was necessary to secure his return. Here was an opportunity for the London Ballot Society de claring their principles, and advancing tho cause of the se c,•et vote. If they had been a really honest body, they would at once have issued a recommendation to vote for no candidate who did not pledge himself to support the ballot in the House of Commons. Lestead of acting in this way, however, the famous Ballot Society of London, with Mr Berkeley at their head, issued a recommendation to the electors to waive their principles on this occasion, and vote for Lord John Russell, notwithstanding his opposition to the ballot, and this on the ground of supporting the Libe rals against the Tories." I can only say that if I had had the honour of being in your place on that cceasion—the leader of the ballot party in the House of Commons—l should have considered it my duty to have acted in a different manner from what you did. I should have considered that in acting this way I ren dered myself fairly liable to the charge of insincerity, or at least of sacrificing a great principle to mere party ob- jects. But as, notwithstanding this, you assure tae you are quite sincere in your advocacy of tho Ballot, I am bound to believe ag you as a gentleman, and to expre ss m y regre t a t having s tated anything contrary to f ac t. hv I shall only say, it such be your mode of forwarding the Ballot question, God help your judgment I It is high time that the country should look for another leader in this great movement. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, JAMES Al:TorN . F. Henry F. Berkeley, Esq., M.P. brown mustard seed has been grown this i seasonpiled" , , THE MU3TARD CROP.—A' rather larg er tbso usual - the whole of the crop has been safely in exceed: to hear that the seed is rather t: exceed ingly fine condition. The cutting was rather late, and area of owing to the excessive thy weather, we shall not be sur prisedA young married lady was pisced in a critical position a few days back while bathing r.,t Douarnennez (Finistere). 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